Batesville Steelers
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Oluwain Hoskins intercepted a pass for the 11 and 12-year old Batesville Steelers and ran it back 105 yards for a touchdown against the Oxford Buccaneers Saturday. Hoskins scored three touchdowns to lead the Steelers to the Super Bowl to be played Saturday on Tiger Field at noon. The Panolian photo by Angie Ledbetter
By Brad Greer
The Batesville 11- and 12-year-old Steelers will get a chance to defend their Super bowl title after taking a thrilling 18-6 victory over Oxford Saturday at South Panola.
Oluwain Hoskins scored three touchdowns including a 105-yard interception on the last play of the game to seal the win.
With Batesville leading 12-6 with 23 seconds remaining in the contest and Oxford having the ball on the Steeler nine, Hoskins picked off a pass in the endzone and raced down the left side of the field for the touchdown.
Hoskins’ one-yard scoring run with 16 seconds remaining in the second quarter gave the Steelers a 6-0 halftime lead. After Oxford scored on the first play of the fourth quarter to knot the game at 6-6, Hoskins raced 33 yards for a touchdown to make the score 12-6 with 4:51 remaining in the game. Brady Scott recovered a fumble on the defensive side of the ball.
The Steelers will now play the Clarksdale/ Tunica winner Saturday at 12 p.m.
